Photos: Making fungi food from ethanol

Photos: Making fungi food from ethanol

"This really makes for a very nutritious supplement. We could honestly save millions of lives worldwide by using this waste product from the Midwest, turning it into a human food supplement," said van Leeuwen.

Researchers have been testing the fungi as livestock feed. For human consumption, they are working on the taste, which is quite powerful.

They are experimenting with canned and dried versions of the fungi.

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